During this lesson we aim to teach students that the New Testament contains stories about the life of Jesus and stories Jesus told, such as the Good Samaritan. We reflect on what the story teaches us: that we must love other people no matter who they are.
This 20 minute lesson aims to teach pupils that some stories are special to religious groups. It explains that at Easter Christians celebrate Jesus’ new life.
During this 30 minute lesson pupils talk about signs of ‘new life’ in the world around them in spring, and talk about new beginnings. Children are told about Jesus’ death and resurrection, to emphasise the idea that he is special for Christians.
During this 40 minute lesson pupils should learn: The events and significance of Holy Week:
Palm Sunday (Triumphal entry)
Opposition to Jesus
Last supper and betrayal
Good Friday (trials and crucifixion)
Easter Sunday (resurrection appearance)
During this 45 minute lesson pupils should learn: The events and significance of Holy Week and be able to explain why Jesus died.
In this assembly Gabriel, Joseph and a Shepherd explain that Jesus is the greatest gift of all. God gave us the baby, who would be the King forever, who is God with us, who came to be a rescuer. And we got the greatest present ever freely. We didn’t deserve for Jesus to come to be
This talk explains that followers of Jesus should always mean what they say. It encourages the children to be trustworthy. Simply let your “Yes” be “Yes” and your “No” be “No”.
This assembly aims to teach that God’s opinion of us is very different to our own opinion of us. We all need to say sorry to him.
This assembly looks at the story of the rich young ruler who chose not to be with Jesus in eternity because he wouldn’t give up his wealth. Sometimes it is difficult to make the right decisions, but following Jesus is the best choice because life with Him would be as good as it can be.
This assembly aims to teach that God used Samson to save his people just as he said he would. Samson is a lot like Jesus: God’s ultimate saviour who died to deliver the world from sin.
